Enhancing Vocabulary through Educational Video

Abstract

“One of the aims of teaching English to young children is to instill in them the idea that language learning is a happy experience, and video creates an attractive, enjoyable learning environment.” (Tomalin B., 1990) Educational videos created for English native speakers are successfully implemented as teaching materials in EFL classes. However, there is little information about teaching English through Educational video to young EFL learners. The purpose of this course is to enhance vocabulary of young EFL learners through one sample of authentic educational video called “Seasons”. The deliverables of this course include twenty lesson plans with teaching worksheets and flashcards. The Design project was piloted in Anania Shirakatsy primary school with the group of nine young EFL learners. At the beginning of each unit students completed worksheets where they matched pictures to the corresponding words. At the end of each unit, after watching the video and reinforcing the target vocabulary with teaching activities the same worksheet was completed again in order to check if students improved their knowledge of target vocabulary. Results indicate that students improved their knowledge within every unit.

Keywords: vocabulary, educational video, seasons